New research led by University of Oxford researchers has found that old age likely impacts the habitual tool-use behaviors of ...

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Chimpanzees are losing their homes, but it’s not too late. World chimpanzee day shows us why they matter and how we can help.

Chimpanzees at a sanctuary in Zambia have been found to have developed the “seemingly pointless” behavior of dangling blades ...

At the Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage, one group of captive chimps has taken to dangling grass out of their ears, a trend ...

New research finds old age likely impacts the habitual tool-use behaviours of some wild chimpanzees, and the extent to which different individuals are affected is highly variable.

Chimpanzees have been observed following “ fashion trends ” in the same way humans might do, research has revealed. Eight ...

The more we try to understand chimpanzees, one of our closest relatives, the more we find ourselves humbled by the richness ...

It may seem unusual to think of chimpanzees as doctors, but they more closely resemble human healers than you may expect.

Chimpanzees are our closest living relatives, and this adds to the fascination of learning how they behave and interact with ...

Chimpanzees adopt pointless fads, just like humans, researchers have found. The animals were seen wearing grass and sticks in ...

A team of researchers from Utrecht University, Durham University, and other institutions have observed something remarkable ...